PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress the reverse phenomenon of merits and ranks without using the round-robin system.

SOLUTION: This pairing apparatus 10 has a random pairing module 17 which generates pairings from the first to (r1)th rounds by the random system, and a modified Swiss pairing module 18 which generates pairings from the (r1+1) th to (r)th rounds by the modified...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a packaged absorptive article from breakage by pressure-sealing upon being packaged regarding an individually packaged absorptive article and a manufacturing method therefor.

SOLUTION: This individually packaged absorptive article consists of an absorptive article 1N and a packaging sheet to wrap the absorptive article 1N. The sheet 2 is formed into a cylind...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply set distances between a radiation source and a subject and between the subject and an X-ray image reading means and to prevent a mistake operation at photographing time.

SOLUTION: The radiation image photographing apparatus includes a small focus radiation source 7, a subject holding member 4, a radiation image reading means 8, a radiation image reading means...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle travel controller controlling traveling in accordance with intention of a driver.

SOLUTION: The vehicle travel controller has a traveling condition detecting means detecting the traveling condition of an own vehicle, a control execution judging means judging whether fixed speed travel control in which the own vehicle travels at a target vehicle spe...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the structure of an axle housing which prevents oil leakage from a recess notch to let a ring gear pass through in an opening where a final drive unit is attached.

SOLUTION: The axle housing (10) houses the final drive unit (2) including a pinion gear (3), a ring gear (4), and a differential gear (5) and a rear axle shaft driven by the final drive unit (2). ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that the polarization ratio intensity includes the noise generated due to the outside light varying while travelling and the installation depression angle of an on-vehicle camera.

SOLUTION: When calculating the moving average to remove impulse component noise and high frequency noise in calculating the polarization ratio intensity, a moving average...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power transmission arrangement capable of setting the take-off position etc. of an output shaft etc. to the specified place irrespective of the specifications of the first power transmission to be connected and enabling common use of the second power transmission easily.

SOLUTION: The power transmission arrangement is structured so that the second power tr...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inter-vehicle distance keeping automatic controller by which a sufficient braking force can be obtained even when an automobile rapidly approaches an automobile traveling right ahead.

SOLUTION: This inter-vehicle distance keeping automatic controller automatically controls an inter-vehicle distance by inputting a detection signal from an inter-vehicle dis...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate dimensional change caused by water absorption by positively preventing the water absorption in the tooth part of a synthetic resin gear and to effectively prevent the resulting operation failures.

SOLUTION: A worm gear reduction mechanism has housings 21, 22 made by a casting method such as aluminum die cast or the like. A worm wheel 12 has a tooth part 12...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To continue brake control even if the speed is below the lower limit of the follow-up control when following up a preceding vehicle while applying a brake.

SOLUTION: If the detected speed of own vehicle is below a predetermined value when following up a preceding vehicle while applying a brake by a braking device, only the braking force control by the braking device is...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a document reversing carrying device capable of easily resolving a paper jam even if the paper jam is generated in a closed part inside the reversing carrying route, and capable of quickly informing generation of the paper jam in the reversing carrying route to a user in a stage possible to resolve the paper jam.

SOLUTION: This device is provided with the cl...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a geared motor or a reduction gear having a simple structure, reduced number of parts, and a swing speed reduction part of an inscribed meshing planetary gear structure having high support rigidity.

SOLUTION: This geared motor or the reduction gear is provided with a support shaft 38 integrated with an output shaft 56 and arranged substantially at center of ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve measurement precision of backlash of a ring gear and a drive pinion.

SOLUTION: This measuring device 100 for measuring backlash of the ring gear stored in a differential case 200 and the drive pinion has a main body 110, a dial 140, a handle 150, a claw 170 for fixing a side gear 210 to the differential case 200 by pressing to rotate the side gear 210 stored...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a speed changing controller which can elongate the life of a synchronizing component, and can prevent the generation of gear noise and a gear shifting shock, and can improve its saleability.

SOLUTION: An ECU 2 of the speed changing controller 1 makes a sleeve 21 of an actuator 30D for fourth to seventh stages slide from a disengaged position to an engaged po...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent axial deflection out of a tolerable range in an output shaft in a transmission for an automobile having a two-step reduction mechanism.

SOLUTION: This transmission for an automobile comprises the two-step reduction mechanism, and the output shaft 30 of it is provided with a first bearing 14 fixed by a housing, and a second bearing 16 installed on a main shaf...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the degree of freedom of layout of a rotary actuator, and facilitate achieving compactness, and reducing weight.

SOLUTION: This torque transmission coupling is provided with a clutch housing 57 and a clutch hub 59 rotatably supported on the side of a coupling containing housing 65, a friction multi-plate clutch 79 to transmit torque between the clutch housi...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hydraulic continuously variable transmission having such configuration that provides a distinguishing symbol display part at a position visible from the outside.

SOLUTION: This hydraulic continuously variable transmission CVT is constituted by linking a swash plate plunger pump P of fixed capacity type to a swash plate plunger motor M of variable capacity ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform braking control for contact evasion at optimum timing by judging the possibility of contact evasion by braking.

SOLUTION: A vehicle braking control device is provided with: a traveling environment detection part 11 for detecting an environmental state which may affect a driver's steering characteristics; a driver's evading operation slowness calculation part...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooling method of a storage battery capable of generally equalizing cooling effect on respective cells without complicating a cooling device.

SOLUTION: A storage battery cooling means 2 is connected to a through-hole 14 of the storage battery 1 wherein a plurality of cell lines 12 each having a plurality of cells 11 arranged in one direction are disposed s...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To assemble a variable passive component on a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device.

SOLUTION: A conductive portion is provided on a sliding dielectric sheet so that the conductive portion cooperates with a conductive portion positioned on a substrate to provide a variable passive component. The passive component can be a variable inductor provided by moving a sh...